verb
Meaning 1
To clarify, to correct a misconception.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
clear up
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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verb
Meaning 2
To depart or disappear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- All of their symptoms cleared up after the mold was removed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To become free of certain blemishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- With the new cleanser, his skin cleared up in two weeks.
- His lung X-rays cleared up after they moved to Arizona.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To clean up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, intransitive, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To pot all of the remaining balls in a single turn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: ball-games, billiards, games, hobbies, lifestyle, snooker, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Clear the throat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clear
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb
Meaning 8
finish a task completely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I finally got through this homework assignment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, finish up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: complete, finish
Narrower terms: cap off
verb
Meaning 9
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clear, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clarify, clear up, elucidate
verb
Meaning 10
make clear and (more) comprehensible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- clarify the mystery surrounding her death
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clarify, elucidate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: explain, explicate
Narrower terms: demystify, clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate, disambiguate
verb
Meaning 11
become clear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The sky cleared after the storm
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clear, light up, brighten
Antonyms: overcast
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: aufklären — clarify, correct a misconception
- Irish: fuascail — clarify, correct a misconception
- Polish: wyjaśniać — clarify, correct a misconception
- Polish: wyjaśnić — clarify, correct a misconception
- Serbo-Croatian: izjasniti — clarify, correct a misconception
- Spanish: esclarecer — clarify, correct a misconception
- Spanish: aclarar — clarify, correct a misconception
- Spanish: clarificar — clarify, correct a misconception
- Spanish: dilucidar — clarify, correct a misconception
- Spanish: acrisolar — clarify, correct a misconception
- Swedish: klara upp — clarify, correct a misconception
- Swedish: klara ut — clarify, correct a misconception
- Swedish: uppklara — clarify, correct a misconception
- Chinese Mandarin: 放晴 (fàngqíng) — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Galician: abrir — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Galician: escampar — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Galician: estiñar — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Galician: clarear — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- German: aufklaren — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Māori: tīhore — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Polish: uspokajać się — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Polish: uspokoić się — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Polish: przejaśniać się — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Polish: przejaśnić się — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Polish: rozpogadzać się — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Polish: rozpogodzić się — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: escampar — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: abocanar — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: descampar — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: clarear — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: abonanzar — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: desencapotarse — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: despejar — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: despejarse — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: aclarar — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: aclararse — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: serenar — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Spanish: serenarse — of stormy weather: dissipate, become calm
- Polish: oczyszczać się — to become free of certain blemishes
- Polish: oczyścić się — to become free of certain blemishes
- Spanish: clarificar — to become free of certain blemishes
- Spanish: clarear — to become free of certain blemishes